What if you told your story but no one believed you?
It's 1970 and Maria Romano has a story to tell as she once
worked as a seamstress for the royal family. Unfortunately,
events sent her life in an unexpected direction, one fraught
with difficulty. Is she telling the truth about her past?
Meanwhile in 2008, Caroline Meadows finds herself
unexpectedly unemployed and a quilt from her grandmother
reignites her love for design. What will she discover about
the quilt's origins?
Liz Trenow weaves past and present together to paint a
captivating story. Maria's story is told through a
transcript of a cassette tape recording and it's fascinating
to see how Liz Trenow handles Maria's reliability as a
narrator. Her mental health status is considered
questionable by the "experts" and it breaks my heart as a
social worker when I read stories (even fictional) about
such grave trespasses within the system. Caroline's story,
while less entertaining to me, gave a framework for Maria's
story to unfold and allows us to assess Maria's reliability
as a narrator.
THE FORGOTTEN SEAMSTRESS is a well-written story that sheds
light on the past history and abuses of the mental health
system in the context of a beautiful, uplifting story of one
woman's resiliency and strength. I love how we see this
story unfold through the context of a quilt. While I have no
knowledge of quilts or quilting, Liz Trenow offers
sufficient background for me to thoroughly appreciate the
intricate and delicate nature of this art. THE FORGOTTEN
SEAMSTRESS is easily recommended to readers of historical
women's fiction.
In this tale spanning two eras, a struggling designer
discovers a mysterious quilt with secrets stitched into
every seam In 1910 London, a remarkable young seamstress is
noticed by Queen Mary and given a position in the royal
household.
A century later, Caroline, a struggling designer,
discovers a mysterious hand-me-down quilt with a curious
verse embroidered into its lining. When Caroline learns that
the fabric in the quilt is rare royal wedding silk and
begins to dig deeper, she uncovers the extraordinary story
of two women whose lives collide with devastating
consequences. But that secret pales in comparison to the
truth Caroline finally learns about herself.
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